Kujibiki Tokushou: Musou Hāremu ken

Chapter 170

CHAPTER 170 – A MOTHER EDUCATING HER DAUGHTER

「Intruder! Intruder!」

Abraham rushed out of the room while shouting .

And when I followed him out of the room, lots of soldiers have gathered .

In the corridor after leaving the room, soldiers attacked at the same time from both sides .

They poked using their spears which were twice longer than an ordinary one .

I split those spears into two at the same time with the Demon Swords and killed several soldiers at the same time after jumping sideways .

『Okaa-san, it’s a match』

『Umu, I shall show you my career as a Demon Sword』

I advanced while covering myself with aura, and Eleanor and Hikari who released that started to count again .

The two of them counted like a game of tag and enumerated as if to sing .

And while hearing that song, I continued to cut down soldiers after soldiers .

「Eii! The enemies alone!」

「Captain!」

「Receive this Triple Attack!!」

Someone that looked a little stronger than ordinary soldiers appeared, but I brought him down with one slash .

That guy that was a little stronger was counted as “1” by the mother and daughter .

When I continued to advance, I found Abraham .

He got stunned seeing me, then continued to run away .

He said something to the soldiers while running away .

『Oh?! Their morale increased』

「I killed a lot of them already though . Why so?」

I doubted, but immediately understood .

「That traitor huh」

「Our future’s bright as long as we defeat that guy」

「I’m going to defeat him, I’m going to defeat him!」

It looks like Abraham gave them carrots .

The eyes of the soldiers became bloodshot and challenged me .

There were ten-odd spears . They pierced as if to cover my whole body .

「How naive」

I cleaved Eleanor and crushed all of their spearheads and chopped the soldiers ahead with one slash using Hikari .

『I’m sorry while you’re having a killing . Don’t forget the goal』

「I know」

I told Eleanor and closed my distance with the soldier who looked like he’s about to run away anytime .

I placed the blades of the Demon Swords to his neck and threatened him with a low voice .

「Where’s the King? I’ll let you off if you tell me」

「Hi, Hi, Hi……」

「Hi?」

「Hi……ii……i……」

The soldier fainted just like that .

The white of his eyes is showing and foam were coming out of his mouth . Looking carefully, a yellow stain had spread on his crotch .

『You threatened him too much』

『Otou-san, you should hold back〜』

「Mu! That’s quite difficult」

Holding back physically is rather quite simple . If I do a sword rush using the Demon Swords, I can cleanly shave off all the hair in their body even if they’re desperately resisting .

However, how can I hold back something spiritually? How can I control the level of my threat?

I don’t know .

I don’t know, so I just decided to try many times .

I caught another soldier and threatened him . This time, he went into a frenzy that made him almost insane and resisted .

I cut him down and threatened another one . He fainted again and foamed .

After doing it several times, I finally found someone who can answer properly .

「H-His Majesty is in the Winter Palace」

「Winter Palace? Where’s that?」

「If you go outsideーーyou can tell」

After saying just that, that soldier fainted as well .

He means that it’s a building that I can tell with just a look when I go outside?

If so, then I should go outside .

I paved a bloody path, cutting down soldiers while the mother and daughter Demon Swords continued to count .

Their resistance became fiercer, but I continued to advance without a care about that .

After I left the palace, I understood what that soldier from earlier said .

Although it looks a little blurry from this far away, I can see a splendid structure .

It’s a little blurry as if I’m looking at the other side of the cloud, but it’s the one that looks like a “palace” with one look .

I see, that’s the so-called Winter Palace huh .

I walked towards the direction of the Winter Palace .

More soldiers came and the surroundings already looked like a battlefield .

I advanced while cutting them down .

『Otou-san!』

『To your right!』

「ーー!!」

Soon after I heard Hikari and Eleanor’s warning, a slash came from the right .

I blocked using Hikari . The clashing sounds deafened my ears .

I counterattacked with a sweep using EleanorーーI cut through the air .

The man that launched a surprise attack instantly took distance .

That’s right . It’s a man .

It’s a man with long hair, holding a long thin sword . His eyes were closed and his ear is faced towards my direction .

The air around him shows he’s not someone simple . It looks like it’s an opponent that I could leave my guard down with .

「Who are you」

「Xeno Phon」

Xeno silently named himself . His calmness made him feel different from the others .

「You evil being, you shall not advance from here on」

Evil being huh .

「Sorry, but I’ll stick around」

「If soーーthen die to my blade」

Xeno’s appearance blurredーーhe appeared behind me soon right after .

He suddenly appeared behind me and released a slash .

I turned around while swinging the Demon Swordsーーbut he was no longer there .

「I know!」

*Gakiiーn!!*

With a reverse grip, I blocked the slash that came flying straight behind me .

Guys like these are always doing this .

They’d appear behind me, then appear behind me once again with a slash .

It’s skillful, but a common pattern .

「……Secret Skill」

「Mu!!」

「Seal Demon Sword」

I instinctively kicked the ground and jumped back .

Xeno did not follow up an attack .

The instant I landed, I couldn’t help but narrow my eyebrows .

The dark aura that the mother and daughter Demon Swords released and enveloped me .

That aura that represents the Demon Sword Wielder was “eaten” .

Only at the place where Xeno’s attack passed through, it was chomped off like an eaten cake .

And, it does not regenerate at the part where it’s eatenーーno .

『It would take more than ten minutes to regenerate』

『Uu……it’s difficult〜……』

It looks like it would take time to return it back to normal .

It made Eleanor take ten minutes . It also made it difficult for Hikari .

Just that makes that secret skill amazing .

「To think that my Secret Skill would be dodged」

「You’re quite good」

「However, it is now clear with this . Even if it’s you evil being, you are nothing but an evil being」

Xeno was assured that his secret skill works . However, he did not have negligence nor arrogance .

『He is quite something』

It was enough to impress even Eleanor .

「……I’m coming」

I exchanged slashes with Xeno .

He released his secret skill and my aura was eaten again, but I counterattacked with the Demon Swords regardless .

Xeno evaded at the last moment, but he had a deep wound on his neck, blood was spurting out from it .

Even so, he did not care at all . He raised his sword, facing his ear towards me .

「……withdraw, you’ll die if this continues」

「That might be true」

「If so」

「However, I am indebted to the King . It’s a huge debt that even seven lifetimes cannot pay all of it . That is whyーーI shall not withdraw」

Xeno attacked once again .

The match was already decided . He has both speed and power, but it’s only a tenth of mine .

That secret skill was troublesome, but it’s nothing since I know that it can be evaded .

I dodged his incoming slash, took Xeno’s back faster than he could, and made him lose consciousness with a blow .

『Aren’t you kind? The opponent’s a man you know?』

「It’s just a whim」

I left Xeno there and continued invading towards the Winter Palace .

However, a man that looks like a knight appeared before that .

「He got defeated huh, he’s nothing but wordsーー」

I instantly killed that knight . I closed the distance with a breath and chopped him with sixteen slashes .

「Lesser than a small fry」

I spat out and continued ahead .

I cut down soldiers, advanced, and arrived at the Winter Palace .

When I stepped inside, a monster appeared this time .

In the palace garden, the ground was opened, and a dragon the size of a semi truck appeared from there .

『O-chan? U〜n, it’s different』

『It’s a lesser dragon . A beast that only lives with its instincts . If you ask the higher species, they’re called as damn lizards . By the way, its called Scale Dragon』

Hikari who tilted her head and Eleanor who explained .

The Scale Dragon attacked!

It swung down its front feet and shook the ground . A hole that was as huge as a cave’s entrance was made .

「Is that all!」

I caught the dragon with my regenerated aura, closed the distance, and cut off its two heads at the same time .

Fresh blood gushed like fountains and its huge body collapsed, making the ground tremble .

I stepped over that and entered the palace .

I caught several soldiers and threatened them without being able to hold back and asked where the King is .

I walked towards there .

『Mu?』

「What’s the matter?」

『Don’t you feel like their resistance have weakened?』

「Now that you mention it」

I didn’t notice until Eleanor told me .

『It’s clearly weakening……on top of that, it’s intentional』

「Are you saying it’s a trap?」

『Nine out of ten』

「It means, a fake king is there huh」

『Most probably』

I advanced while talking to Eleanor .

I reached the king’s room . I cut down the soldiers protecting it from the outside and entered .

There is a huge bed inside the luxurious room .

An old man that looks like a skeleton is sleeping on the bed .

「Is he dead?」

『It looks like he’s alive』

『Mu?! That’s……the real King huh』

「You know him?」

『In the past, just a little』

「It wasn’t a fake one huh . Well, whatever . It’s the real one right? I’ll take him away then」

I said and approached the king, but the instant I came to the side of the bed, a magic circle spread through the ground .

Imprisoned by the magic circle, my body won’t move .

『It’s a trap!』

「What is this?」

『Tartarus . One of the strategic class magic circles . Originally, it is meant to be used against a huge army』

「Against a huge army you say?」

『When it activates, it would devour everything within its distance and vanish them without a trace . I have heard from humans that it’s expensive and rare』

「Something like thatーー」

The next instant, my vision became dark .

A torrent of tremendous strength is pushing towards me .

It’s a strength that I’ve never experienced before .

I endured the strength that was pushing against me .

It feels like I’m about to get devoured and crushed to pieces .

I endured thatーーI endured while protecting King Aegina with my aura .

『Otou-san! It’s dangerous, so let go of that person!』

『Hikari』

Hikari panicked, but oppositely, Eleanor was calm .

『Okaa-san?』

『Remember this, a condition of becoming a good woman is to not deprive their man’s high point』

Don’t make me laugh, Eleanor . You’re always butting in .

However, that’s right . And it would be great if you would keep yourselves calm and don’t do anything .

I took a deep breath . I gathered strength to my core .

I used all of my strength and gripped Eleanor and Hikari tightly .

I shall endure, and protect!

Finally, that strength started to pull back .

The light also dissipated and the magic circle sinks .

My vision that turned dark returned to normal .

With the surroundingsーーa part of the palace crushed .

Only the ground which was a one-meter radius around me, and the bed where King Aegina was asleep was intact .